Folding chair



S. FEDOR.

FOLDINQCHAIR. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 22, 1919.

1,352, 1 85, Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

INVENTOR. Sandor Redo,

ATTORNEY.

UNITE-D STATES SANDOR FEDOR, F OXFORD FURNACE, NEW JERSEY.

FOLDING CHAIR.

Application filed October 22, 1919.

I nace, county of Warren, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a chair capable of being folded compactly or extended in a safe, rigid, noncollapsible manner.

Another object is in the provision made for obtaining a hinge-jointed folding seat.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in Which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a folding chair, in collapsed position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, in an open or extended position.

Fig. 3 isan enlarged perspective view of the brace locking sleeve, and v Fig. 4 is a plan View of the chair in an open or extended position.

the chair seat, extending into the rear of which are a plurality of slots 11, terniihating in beveled abutments 12, designed to engage closely with the extending elements of rear portion 13 of the chair seat, which is formed in a similar but reverse manner, presenting comb-like structures adapted to fit one into the other, forming as a whole a flat, smooth seat surface.

These elements are held in position by the continuous hinge 14: secured to the underside of the seat and foldable as shown by Fig. 1. The front legs 15 are pivotally secured to the forward portion of the seat and braced by rungs in the usual manner. Secured to the outer sides of rear leg and back elements 16 are plates 17 pivotally secured to the rear seat element 13.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

signature.

Patented Sept. '7, 1920.

Serial No. 332,411.

Side braces 18 and 19, of equal length, are hingedly connected at one of their ends by the rivets 20, their opposite ends being pivotally attached to the outer sides of the legs 15 and 16 and locked against accidental upward'or downward movement by sliding oblong tubular sleeves 21 engaging the unfolded elements 18 and 19.

A slot 22 is provided in the side of the sleeve 21 which, when moved rearward, is designed to engage the pin 23 projecting laterally outward. from the rear leg '16, ihereby holding the chair folded as shown in By reference to the drawings it will be evident that the separation of'the leg elements 15 and 16 causes the brace elements 18 and 19 to assume horizontal positions and automatically a lowering, flattening movement ofthe interlocking element of the seat portions 10 and 13, through the hinge 14,

the pivotalconnections with the legs formmg a seat of practically unbroken surface,

position the sleeves 21 along thebracelevers 18 and 19. Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 designates the front portion of Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a folding chair, the combination with the back and legs thereof, of a transversely divided seat, a hinge connecting the elements of said seat, said'hinge permitting folding, hinged braces pivotally attached to said legs, rectangular tubular slides engagin and locking said braces when in extende position, said slides having slots formed upon one side, and projecting pins located upon the rear legs, engageable in the mentioned slots whereby said seat and legs are held when in a folded position. 7

In testimony whereof I have 'aflixed my SANDORFEDOR.

70 and maintained in this extended or opened position by sliding to a normally central 

